RQYS MAINSHEET 2023

International Finns round-up

INTERNATIONAL FINN CLASS ~ Championship of Australia ~ PRESENTED BY A.S.P. SANGSTER ESQ. Angus & Coote Jewellers & Silver smiths, Sydney

POL, POR, AUS, NED, AUT, GBR, HUN were represented in person and BEL, CAN, DEN, FRA, FIN, GER, NZL, SVK, SWE, ESP AND SUI were represented by proxy. Five members of the Executive Committee were also present. Prior to the meeting, the International Finn Association of Australia Inc. (IFAA Inc.) and RQYS submitted an application and declaration, formal presentation and video to conduct the 2026 Finn Gold Cup (World Championship) at the Squadron here in Brisbane. The submission was tabled at the meeting, voted on and overwhelmingly approved. Likewise at the 2023 Annual General Meeting of the Finn World Masters (FWM) Committee held at Nea Iraklita, Kavala, Greece on Wednesday 31 May this year, our submission was tabled and Australian President Phil Chadwick delivered a detailed overview of the proposal and answered questions from the floor. The video presentation prepared by Spikey-Mike Middelton was also screened. The proposal was voted on and, again, overwhelmingly approved.

1957/58 CS Ryrie

Query II

1958/59

1959/60 1960/61 1961/62 1962/63 1963/64 1964/65 CS Ryrie 1966/67 1967/68 1968/69 AH James 1965/66

Ron Jenyns Hi Finn

Query V

Ron Jenyns Hi Finn

Aussie I 1969/70 Ron Jenyns Hi Finn 1970/71 P Burford Serendipity 1971/72 J Bertram Eik Gretai 1972/73 S Kiely Golliwog 1973/74 A James Bushranger 1974/75 1975/76 J Bertrand Pop II 1976/77 C Proctor Pop III

1977/78 1978/79 1979/80

Berry Street Ogre

G Davidson

1980/81 1981/82 1982/83 C Pratt 1983/84 L Kleist

Hot to Trot

Daily Planet Porpoise Matchbox

1984/85 1985/86 1986/87 1987/88 1988/89 1989/90 1990/91

C Pratt

S Gorman

Goose

Glen Bourke 1991/92 1992/93 Mark Bulka

Nurmi

Bulk Carrier

1993/94 Simon Gorman Goose 1994/95 Dean Barker NZL

1st Australian Paul McKenzie

Both the IFA and FWM agreed to hold these events at the same venue and at the same club. This is the first time this has occurred.

1995/96 1996/97

Rome wasn’t Built in a Day

Paul McKenzie

Carl Schmidt

1997/98 Ian Ainslie

RSA 1st Australian Paul McKenzie

1998/99 M Kusznierewicz POL

The International Finn Class has shown exceptional growth over the past few years in Australia and particularly here at RQYS in Brisbane. We have the largest Off The Beach (OTB) class at the club and a long association at RQYS going back to 1958 when Ron Jenyns won 12 successive Queensland Championships, 10 Australian Championships and represented Australia in 2 Olympic Games. Although the Gold Cup has been held in Australia on several occasions, in more recent years the Finn World Masters have only once been held outside Europe since 1970. Planning is still in early stages, however the Association proposes to hold, in conjunction with the FGC and FWM, the Australian Championships and Finn Silver Cup (World Championship for U23). A busy time ahead indeed. Our Queensland State Championships are held each year at RQYS in July and this year we attracted 41 entries, including four from New Zealand, five from NSW, eight from Victoria, two from South Australia and one from Perth. A record fleet and indicative of the interest and growth of the class. The Australian Championships will be held at Davey’s Bay Yacht Club on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria 11–15 January 2024 and we expect 40-45 boats — possibly another record for entries. The proposed dates are late January to early February 2026. Ironically, it will be 50 years since the last Gold Cup was held at RQYS.

1st Australian Paul McKenzie FRA 1st Australian Anthony Nossiter

1999/00 Xavier Rohart

2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04

Anthony Nossiter

2004/05 Jake Gunther 2005/06 Josh Beaver 2006/07 Brendan Casey 2007/08 Ben Ainslie

GBR 1st Australian Anthony Nossiter

2008/09

Anthony Nossiter

2009/10 2010/11 Ed Wright

GBR 1st Australian Anthony Nossiter

2011/12 James Patterson 2012/13 Brendan Casey 2013/14 Jake Lilley 2014/15 Joseph McMillan 2015/16 John Condie 2016/17 Oliver Tweddell 2017/18 Jake Lilley 2018/19 2019/20 John Condie 2020/21 COVID 2021/22 Ian McKillop 2022/23 Rob McMillan

David Bull Secretary, IFAA Inc. n

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